The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island.

To or against the surface of; used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth.

Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano.

Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind.

At or near; adjacent to; indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast.

In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought.

Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.

At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor.

See At.

At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform.

Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.

Toward; for; indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him.

At the peril of, or for the safety of.

By virtue of; with the pledge of; denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.

To the account of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him.

In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.

Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey.

Forward, in progression; onward; usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on.

Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so on.

Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, 'He is neither on nor off,' that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute.

Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use.

Used in the context of general equities Conjunction that denotes trade execution /indication, usually during a pre-opening look 'Looks 6 on 6000 shares at opening ' See: for/at.

State of being That is, being 'on' trail means you have seen hash marks that were made by the hares.

Slang: makeable; Slang: onside; favorably located.

Debt, obligation, or favor A burden.

Use automatic time stepping Default: No automatic time stepping.

Designation that a bet is working on a particular roll.

Being.

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Deca-.

In progress; proceeding; as, a game is on.

İn operation or operational; 'left the oven on'; 'the switch is in the on position' planned or scheduled; 'the picnic is on, rain or shine'; 'we have nothing on for Friday night' indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; 'his spirit lives on'; 'shall I read on?' in a state required for something to function or be effective; 'turn the lights on'; 'get a load on'.

With a forward motion; 'we drove along admiring the view'; 'the horse trotted along at a steady pace'; 'the circus traveled on to the next city'; 'move along'; 'march on'.